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There's a very interesting interview here with Dave Pericak. Great comments on the handling I haven't seen elsewhere:
V6 vs. EB:When you set the car up to go into a turn, it’s almost like anticipating what you’re going to do, that’s how it feels. The car almost goes, “Oh yeah, I know exactly what you want.” And if you ask for more, she gives you more. When you’re rolling out through a hairpin turn or whatever, it’s amazing. You come through the hairpin and you can just stomp on it and she rockets out of the turn, whereas with the Boss or any of those other Mustangs, you go through that and you stomp on it and the back end’s going to move a little bit. Not on this one, you can just lay it down and go.
Ride comfort:From an overall performance standpoint, the EcoBoost is going to build torque a lot faster and it’s got a stronger torque curve overall. So you’re going to notice that you have a lot of good power and you have it quick. The V6 is a fantastic engine, but the EcoBoost allows us to really take that and amp it up. And so you will notice that it is more powerful and more responsive than a V6. And then your fuel economy is going to be a lot better. The V6 still being 300-plus horsepower, it’s still a great offering.
That’s where the biggest difference is going to be. The independent rear suspension allows us to improve primary and secondary ride significantly while still making the car perform a lot better. When you get in a current Boss 302 Mustang, you know that you’re sort of tied down and that this car means business. You’ll feel that in the new V8 with the Performance Pack, but you’ll have a very nice ride too. But when you want to go out on a track and push it, you’ll be able to do that. So it really allows the best of both worlds.
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